Abstract
Due to quantum fluctuations, a black hole of mass M represents an average over an ensemble of black hole geometries with angular momentum. This observation is apparently at odds with the fact that the curvature singularity inside a rotating black hole is timelike, while the one inside a non-rotating black hole is spacelike. Is the average of timelike singularities really spacelike? We use the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy formula to introduce a microcanonical ensemble for spin fluctuations and show that the onset of quantum gravity is always spacelike. We discuss the impact of this result on singularity resolution in quantum gravity and hint at the possibility of an observational test.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 103028 |
Journal | New Journal of Physics |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 23 2018 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy